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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

Updated: 18th June 2025 · Published: 11th July 2014 

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A fabulously tasty Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans made with turkey breast mince – so delicious and a great alternative to beef!

Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

A while ago, I ran around my neighbourhood in a frantic search for a can of kidney beans as I was developing a Chilli Pancake Stack and had run out of this store cupboard staple! 

Of the 6 neighbours who were in on our close (the others were probably diving for cover behind their sofas), not one had a can of said beans!

They are always good for eggs (which I do replace), but this was obviously a step too far!

So recently, I found myself yet again without kidney beans and gave my family the option of adding baked beans or chickpeas to my Chilli instead.

The answer came back that I should add the baked beans. Hence, we are now baked bean converts as they give an extra layer of depth and a slight sweetness to a Chilli.

This Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans has evolved with tweaks each time I’ve made it.

So now it’s time to share it with you as it’s so tasty and you won’t wish it was made with beef!

We all need to cut down on our red meat consumption, so this dish is great as there is no compromise on flavour and minced turkey breast is virtually fat-free, unlike minced beef!

If you’re one for reaching out for a jar of chilli sauce in the supermarket, then I urge you to make this instead.

Not only is it cheaper to make, but far tastier! The value baked beans and chopped tomatoes I use come to about 50p, and the rest of the ingredients (excluding the turkey mince) come in well under 50p too.

So, as a jar of chilli sauce costs around £2 and then you have to add beans on top of that, it’s a really good saving and doesn’t take much longer to prepare!

Healthy, low fat, weightwatchers, slimmingworld, spicy, hot

We like our Chilli with a bit of a kick, but if you’re making it for young children you may want to reduce the amount of chilli powder in this recipe.

I have weaned my daughter onto chilli gradually over the years by letting her eat chilli dishes when they had gone almost cold to lessen the heat, which has worked well.

She’s not at the stage of eating Jalapenos just yet, but I’m sure that will come!

I do hope you try my Turkey Chilli and hopefully everyone has a can of baked beans in their cupboard, unlike kidney beans which seem to be a rarity – or is that just in my neighbourhood?!

More Chilli and Minced Turkey Recipes

Here are some more chilli and minced turkey recipes for you to try!

  • Quick & Easy Chilli Con Carne
  • Chilli Pancake Stack
  • Turkey Bolognese
  • Turkey & Chorizo Meatballs
  • Flavours of Brazil Turkey Burgers with Bacon & Pineapple
  • Chilli con Carne with Cornbread Topping
  • Polenta Crust Turkey Burgers with Heirloom Tomato Salsa
  • Very Veggie Black Bean Chilli with Southern Cornbread, 

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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans on a bed of rice.
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Turkey Chilli with Baked Beans

A fabulously tasty chilli made with turkey breast mince and baked beans – so delicious and healthy!
Course Main
Cuisine Tex-Mex
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 40 minutes minutes
Servings 4
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 500 g Turkey breast mince
  • 3 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 1 large Onion finely chopped
  • 250 ml water
  • 1 x 420g tin Baked beans
  • 1 x 400g tin Chopped tomatoes
  • 4 Cloves of garlic crushed
  • 1 ½ tbsp Hot chilli powder or to taste
  • ½ tsp Ground cumin
  • ½ tsp Ground coriander
  • ½ tsp Smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp Dried oregano
  • ½ tsp Cayenne pepper
  • Freshly ground salt & pepper

Instructions

  • Heat 1 tbsp of oil in a large pan on a gentle heat and sweat the onions until soft.
  • Add another tbsp of oil and then turn up the heat to fry turkey mince until cooked.
  • Then add another tbsp of oil plus the garlic, spices, herbs and seasoning and cook for a minute before adding the chopped tomatoes, baked beans and water.
  • Bring to the boil then cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Serve on a bed of rice.

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  1. Elaine Oxford

    29/06/2020 at 2:27 am

    Great recipes but I cannot PRINT them

    Reply
    • Camilla

      29/06/2020 at 3:58 pm

      Does the little printer icon under the photo in the recipe card not work for you then?

      Reply
  2. Janice Pattie

    07/05/2020 at 6:52 pm

    What a great way to use baked beans, a really tasty family meal.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      07/05/2020 at 8:45 pm

      Thank you Janice, I also sneak them into my Monday Pie:-)

      Reply
  3. Martina Evans

    03/01/2016 at 3:16 am

    Another great recipe, thanks!

    Reply
  4. Lisa Williams

    02/01/2016 at 11:51 am

    as someone who loves chilli but really doesn’t like kidney beans this idea is genius – thank you 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      02/01/2016 at 3:02 pm

      Thanks Lisa:-)

      Reply
  5. Anne Dalzell

    12/10/2015 at 8:20 am

    Made this last night, everyone loved it.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/10/2015 at 9:27 am

      Excellent Anne, glad you all liked it:-)

      Reply
  6. Paul Wilson

    22/05/2015 at 12:54 am

    A healthier kind of chilli.

    Reply
  7. Kirsty Fox

    14/04/2015 at 9:25 pm

    What a great idea I would never have thought of this but it makes sense and the kids would enjoy it.

    Reply
  8. Maya Russell

    09/01/2015 at 6:13 am

    Never used turkey mince before, healthier than beef.

    Reply
  9. Liam Bishop

    29/10/2014 at 3:42 pm

    Baked beans always makes a chill 🙂

    Reply
  10. Irene Wright

    19/09/2014 at 10:38 pm

    love these types of recipes – not too much meat. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not a veggie but sometimes like to have meals with less meat than usual. This seems ideal for our palate.

    Reply
  11. su tyler

    19/09/2014 at 3:03 pm

    I learned the trick with baked beans when my boys were younger.. neither liked kidneys beans but both liked chilli.

    Reply
  12. Eleanor Wigmore

    15/08/2014 at 11:25 pm

    This recipe makes me hungry and I’ve not long eaten!

    Reply
  13. Fiver Feeds

    13/08/2014 at 10:33 am

    I think I found recipe for today’s lunch 🙂 Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/08/2014 at 11:27 pm

      Brilliant:-)

      Reply
  14. Mark Chamberlin

    29/07/2014 at 4:59 pm

    This looks really good. I’ll definately have a go at this!

    Reply
  15. Janice

    21/07/2014 at 8:01 pm

    I made this tonight, Camilla. It was very good and got thumbs up from Brian too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/07/2014 at 9:13 pm

      Aaw, fab Janice, so glad you both enjoyed it – we had it again last night, become a regular here now:-)

      Reply
  16. Denise Whiskin

    17/07/2014 at 6:10 am

    We’re counting calories so this would be a much lower calorie recipe than our current one. Thanks for the idea! 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/07/2014 at 11:25 am

      Thanks, enjoy:-)

      Reply
  17. Ness

    15/07/2014 at 9:39 pm

    I have always used baked beans in my chilli rather than kidney beans (must be the eternal student in me!). I like to mix it together the night before and then cook it in the slow cooker the next day.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/07/2014 at 2:06 pm

      Just call me slow to the baked bean trend LOL:-)

      Reply
  18. kellie@foodtoglow

    15/07/2014 at 1:25 pm

    I think sometimes the best tasting dishes are ones where we deviate from the norm and do just as you’ve done. A perfect solution to your dilemma. I would pick the baked beans over chickpeas too. Thanks for linking to my very veggie black bean chilli recipe. I appreciate it. 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/07/2014 at 2:09 pm

      Yes, I have made many recipes with alternatives which turned out to be winners:-)

      Reply
  19. bev

    15/07/2014 at 12:19 pm

    Not really a fan of chilli but this does look nice!

    Reply
  20. Lucy Parissi

    14/07/2014 at 10:41 am

    I am glad I am not the only one the neighbours hide behind sofas to get away from. I am getting quite the reputation in my street. I have used baked beans in chilli myself as the kids find them a lot less scary than kidney beans (can’t wait until they are old enough to try new things!). This looks filling and delicious and a good freezer standby meal.

    Thanks for linking to #CookBlogShare.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/07/2014 at 9:24 am

      OK I’m just late to the baked bean party LOL:-)

      Reply
  21. Paul Wilson

    14/07/2014 at 12:12 am

    My Dad makes Chilli with baked beans.

    Reply
  22. Herbert Appleby

    13/07/2014 at 11:18 pm

    does the turkey have the same texture as minced beef? How about the flavour. Looks like a great gut buster for hungry people like me 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/07/2014 at 9:32 am

      You can’t taste the turkey in this chilli and the texture, well how would you compare your roast turkey to your roast beef – it’s the same difference! Try it I’m sure you’ll love it:-)

      Reply
  23. Laura

    13/07/2014 at 8:57 am

    My housemate always adds baked beans to her chilli instead of kidney beans but I’ve never tried it myself. Yours looks like a delicious example with that mixture of spices =)

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/07/2014 at 9:36 am

      Thanks, yes the sweetness of the beans and the spices work really well together:-)

      Reply
  24. Paul Wilson

    13/07/2014 at 12:12 am

    Healthier version that regular chilli.

    Reply
  25. Ursula Hunt

    12/07/2014 at 10:15 am

    Nice to have a chilli without red meat

    Reply
  26. Tracy Nixon

    12/07/2014 at 6:05 am

    Another great recipe for the Summer thank you!

    Reply
  27. Paul Wilson

    12/07/2014 at 12:19 am

    I like the idea of turkey chilli.

    Reply
  28. Janice

    11/07/2014 at 8:58 pm

    That looks super tasty. I have some turkey mince in the freezer, I think it will become chilli!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/07/2014 at 9:53 pm

      Thanks Janice, it takes the turkey to unimagineable heights LOL:-)

      Reply
  29. Honest Mum

    11/07/2014 at 6:45 pm

    What a wholesome, tasty looking meal, love the combination of turkey with baked beans! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/07/2014 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you:-)

      Reply
  30. Heather Haigh

    11/07/2014 at 2:49 pm

    I love chilli and usually put baked beans in mine but haven’t made it with turkey before.

    Reply
  31. Sally - My Custard Pie

    11/07/2014 at 1:30 pm

    I cook up big bags of pulses in batches and freeze them. It helps with catering for my veggie daughter and works out cheaper than tinned beans. I’ve not cooked much with turkey mince as it’s hard to come by where I live – even if I knocked on all my neighbour’s doors! Fab recipe (and back story). PS My two teens love hot and spicy.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/07/2014 at 10:10 pm

      Good idea to freeze beans in bathes;-)

      Reply
  32. Dannii @ Hungry Healthy Happy

    11/07/2014 at 1:04 pm

    I have a very similar recipe on my blog – baked beans are a great way to pack out the dish with less meat 🙂

    Thanks for linking to my recipe too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/07/2014 at 10:13 pm

      LOL and I have a Turkey Meatballs which look similar to yours on my blog:)

      Reply

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